Madonna (1958) American singer, songwriter, and actress
From Madonna Confessions book by Guy Oseary http://www.powerhousebooks.com/madonna_confessions/
“Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.”
Quoted in The Sunday Times Magazine, London (16 September 1973).
1970s
Variant: Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
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